Re: acroread/battery
Greetings:
Batteries are something very near and dear to me since I am also an amateur radio operator.
Today's laptops still have very poor charging circuits. If you really care about
getting the absolute maximum use from your batteries, then I would suggest looking
for an external battery charger/maintainer. Charging a battery in a laptop
that is already warm (or even hot) is terrible. Quality chargers tap into not just
the standing voltage, but also the temperature of the battery, and time. It will
stop or slow charging when the batteries temperature rises too high (or too
quickly).
My old gateway (Solo 1200) battery is still giving me about 1 1/2 hours of use
even though it is 4 years old. I usually take it out of the laptop and let it
cool after extended use, then, when it and the laptop are both cool to the
touch, I plug the battery back in and let it charge. This is a poor person's way
of getting the best performance from the battery.
I haven't actually looked for such a (external) charger, but I know there are
many companies that provide very versatile chargers and generic leads to charge
everything from cell phone batteries to my amateur radio batteries.
I've been looking around trying to find a good price for batteries, but so far,
I haven't been very impressed with the pricing. Anyone have a good lead on
the best place to buy batteries without completely draining one's bank account?
Wishing you will (73)
Jaye
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